On July 25, 2017 PrepBiz LLC, announced the release of Hopper’s Hurricane Adventure, the first in a series ofunique children’s books aimed at preparing youth ages 5-9 for natural and human-caused disasters. The Adventures of Hopper series books were designed to familiarize children with disaster risks, help vulnerable youth to better cope and make informed decisions during real-life situations.

Hopper's Adventure Books provide a child-friendly, non-threatening approach to teaching young people about disasters.

Children represent a quarter of the U.S. population. Kids are strong and resilient in the face of disasters, often adapting to stresses that weaken most adults, and yet they are also incredibly vulnerable.

Young children, in particular, are completely dependent upon many systems in their lives for their survival: their parents, their broader families and communities, the institutions and organizations that care for them, teach them, and shape their environment.

WHY FOCUS ON CHILDREN?

Protecting Our Most Precious

We spare no expense to make sure everything runs smoothly when it comes to our children. Often times we forget that children are not simply small adults. The effects of childhood trauma can last a lifetime if not addressed.

The Hopper Adventure Series focuses on improving the outcomes for children when these systems are disrupted during a disaster.

“With the growing number of hurricanes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, and other natural catastrophes, and the ever-present threat of man-made acts of violence, children’s preparedness must be a priority for survival,” said author Kenneth Bibbins.

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON CHILDREN?

Left Untreated, Trauma Can Have Long Lasting Consequences

Untreated childhood trauma is a root cause of many of the most pressing problems that communities face-----problems for which parents, schools and policymakers are held accountable. These Include:

Crime

Risky behavior

Low academic attainment

Absenteeism

Dropouts

Behavioral problems

Poor health outcomes

Low life potential

PTSD

Depression

Adventures of Hopper Children's Series

Here's our first group of adventure books and products!

HURRICANES and FLOODS

Book 1

Hopper and his friends began hearing news reports about the upcoming hurricane. Hopper tries to make sense of the chatter, and prepare for the storm with his family.

A recent FBI study reports active shooter incidents have tripled in recent years-- with 29% of these attacks occurring at schools. Procedures for school evacuations and lock-down measures are now commonplace in school districts since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre.

Hopper's PrepBiz champions can be in style and promote emergency preparedness in their schools, places of worship, and neighborhoods. Book bags, T-shirts, folders, and other products will help your kids think and live prepared.

Use contact page for further information. Special discounts for schools and non-profits.

Kenneth R. Bibbins

Author, Entrepreneur, Trauma Expert​

A clinical physiologist and entrepreneur, Bibbins is CEO of PrepWorld, LLC, an educational technology company. He led the housing repatriation efforts, providing services for thousands of New Orleans residents returning after Hurricane Katrina.

Born and raised in New Orleans, Bibbins experienced first-hand, the trauma of children in disasters. As a child, he lived through the devastation of hurricanes Camille and Betsy.

While overseeing the recovery efforts of displaced adults and children post hurricane Katrina Bibbins worked with key stakeholders and educators in assisting citizens who wanted to return to New Orleans post hurricane as the city worked toward rebuilding he saw first-hand how children struggled to make sense of what happened as they worked toward acclimating to the new --"new!"

Disasters are calamitous, traumatic and customarily outside the scope of normal human experiences and likely to involve psychological and physical injury. Children are uniquely affected by disasters because they are afflicted not only by the trauma of the event but also by their parents fears ad distress.

Bibbins previously authored Tired of Diets? Hate Going to a Gym? Want to Lose Weight? Let's Talk! (2000), which explores ties between trauma, weight loss, and obesity. In 2014, he designed and created PrepBiz, a game-based trauma informed educational solution to improve children’s decision making in emergencies. "I’ve always loved words and telling stories, Bibbins said. I'm also obsessed with everything digital and tech, and believe it's the perfect way to reach today's children." The PrepBiz game-based learning products using artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive computing and chat bots are currently under development and testing, and Bibbins anticipates their release later this year.

Disappointed by the lack of preparedness resources for children's and tools that uses personalized and machine learning, which is how kids learn nowadays, Bibbins began looking for ways to develop tools that kids would embrace that would teach them engagement knowledge for better outcomes and ameliorate trauma from disaster events. He started PrepWorld to develop solutions and tools for helping children cope with disaster trauma. Since starting PrepBiz, Bibbins has teamed with and consulted with some of the top experts in trauma, education, emergency management, and technology to develop products and tools aimed at preparing children for emergencies. Bibbins derived the characters and stories for the Adventures of Hopper series from his own childhood experiences growing up in New Orleans.

Testimonials

What our clients and partners are saying.

Phaedra Boinodiris

Senior Strategy Lead Educational Technology – IBM

"From his enthusiastic personality to his passion for all things tech, Ken was exactly the content expert we needed to jumpstart our new educational gaming platforms."

Trauma informed means that individuals in organizations are educated on the causes and effects of trauma and understand the potential to re-traumatize individuals by providing services and/or interactions in a manner that is not sensitive to their experiences and needs.

Kids & Disaster Trauma

Each year millions of children are impacted by disasters, disrupting their lives, families, schools and communities.

Building Resilience

Children who make it have more resources in their minds, bodies, families and communities

The greatest threats to children happen when the adaptive systems that normally protect development are harmed or destroyed

Resilience is what enables children to emerge from challenging experiences with a positive sense of themselves and their futures

Resilient Children

Research has since established resilience as essential for human thriving, and an ability necessary for the development of healthy, adaptable young people

Child Trauma-A Critical Issue

Children are uniquely affected by disasters because they are afflicted not only by the trauma of the event, but also by their parents fears and distress.

Consequences of Trauma

Fight, flight, freeze response

Hypervigilance, arousal, paranoia

Perceptual and information processing distortions

Pain tolerance

Emotional blunting

Decreased

Memory processing and retrieval

Reality testing

Body and emotional awareness

Immune response

Long-Term Brain Changes

Occur when the brain has been subjected to trauma.

PrepBiz Visually Impaired APP

Visually impaired APP coupled with IBM Watson Conversation Bots.

PrepBiz V.1

Will be a cloud based audio only action game for mobile phones, tablets and computers, where ears replace eyes thanks to a very innovative technology: binaural sound.

What Gives Children Comfort When They're Afraid?

29% Stuffed Doll/Animal

23% Favorite Toy/Game

22% Blanket

22% Favorite Book/Reading Material

Meta Change

A world where children are better equipped to cope with traumatic events.

Consider...

If not addressed childhood trauma damages a whole life….not just a childhood

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